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HIRAM F. WHEELER, 0F SPRINGVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPINNING-WHEEL- ASpecicatiori of Letters Patent No. 4,892, datedDecember 15, 1846.

To all whom t may concern Be itknown that I, HIRAM F. VVHELER, ofSpringville, in the county of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania,vhave invented a new and Improved 'Spinning-Machine;.

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of its construction and operation, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention. consists 1n securing the usual form ofspinning wheel head to a vibrating carriage running on ways, andcombined with a treadle and driving band wheel, in such a manner that aperson can spin wool or cotton rolls without moving from his or herposition, and walking to and fro, as is required tobe done with theordinary spinning wheel.

A, is the supporting stand of the spinning machine.

C, is a band wheel.

B, B, are supporting standards of the band wheel.

D, is a crank on the axle of the same.

E, E', are standards rising from A supporting a longitudinal beam F.

H, H, are metallic wire tension ways passing through the ends andsecured to the cross-heads G, G', attached to each end of the beam F.The vibra-ting wheel head carriage, resting upon and running on the waysH, H, is composed of the longitudinal bar I, and the transverse bar J,permanently connected to each other. The wheel head carriage rests andvibrates upon the friction rollers a, a, working in bearings attached t0the under side of I, and upon a. friction roller b, attached to theunder side of the outer end of J, the friction roller bearings passingunder the wire ways, to prevent the carriage from being thrown olf thesame.

K, is the spinning wheel head of the usual form, having its shankinserted into the center of J.

L, is a standard inserted into the upper sideof the beam F, at its rearend, to which is secured by a set screw, the adjustable sup` porter 0,of the regulating pulley d.

M, is a standard secured to'the rear side of the cross head G',supporting a pulley e.

71., is a pulley working on an axle on the end o-f arm s, secured to thestandard E, by the regulating screw z'.

N, is a band passing from the under side of the band wheel C, to thepulley L, thence it ascends to the pulley e, on standard M,

thence in a horizontal direction to the driv- ,i

ing pulley c, of the wheel head, making two turns around which, itpasses to and under the tightening pulley d, and thence on to the bandwheel C, again.

7", f, are pulleys having their bearings made fast to the inner sides ofthe cross heads G, G.

standard E, supporting the axle of the drum Q, and the pulley la.

P, is a band having one of its ends made fast to the shank oftheregulating screw g, passing through bar I, of the wheel head carriage,from which it passes to and over the pulley f, thence to and three timesaround the drum Q, thence to the pulley f, and thence to the regulatingscrew y', to which it is made fast, and thereby secured to the wheelhead carriage.

R, is a driving treadle having one end let into and secured to thevibrating axle S, and its other end suspended by a cord n, passingaround pulley 70, on the same axle of the drum Q.

The operation of my spinning machine is as follows: The wheel headcarriage is brought to the rear end ofthe ways H, H, the backwardmovement of the carriage on the ways causing the band P, to impart m0-tion to the drum Q, and pulley c, winding the cord n, upon the pulley,and thereby elevating the vibrating end of the treadle R, the roll isthen spliced to a thread on the spindle o, the attendant with the righthand takes hold of the crank D, to prevent the turning of the band wheelC, while the treadle R, is pressed down by the foot, thusk impart-ingmotion to the drum Q, and carrying the wheel head and carriage to theother end of the ways, during which movement, rapid motion is impartedto the spindle o, by the action of the stationary band N, upon themoving driving pulley c, of the wheel head, thereby forming a thread thelength of the ways H, H. The attendant now imparts motion to the wheelC, with the right hand, and thereby draws the wheel head carriage backto the rear end of the ways, by means of the band N, at the same timewinding up the cord n, and elevating the treadle R. As the wheel headcarriage appreaches the rear end of the ways, the spring Z, made fast tothe cross-head Gr,

strikes against the side of the metallic suption and operation of myimproved spinningrmachine, what I claim therein as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the Ways H, H, With the spring Z, for the purpose ofpreventing the Wheel head carriage from coming back with too muchforce,and also for preventing its recoil and retaining it, While the roll 'isspliced, substantially as herein set forth.

HIRAM F. WHEELER.

Witnesses: f ALBERT BEARDSLEY, MILES PRICHARD.

